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i think obama -- obama don't you get the sense obama feels that now? >> yeah. >> feels the power more? >> absolutely. >> or willing to use power more? >> and willing -- feels he can have, if they have an apocolyptic showdown he will win it. they feel that, too. they don't emerge from the fights stronger. if, god forbid, they go over one of these cliffs it totally cleared whoever has the stronger hand amid the crisis. it becomes about what are we restoring? it's one that favors the democrats. >> ben, great to have you in the studio. thank so much. any time you come down to washington, you are welcome here here. >> thank you for having me on. >> bill: might get you on the phone from new york. we love people in the studios. come back and see us. buzz feed.com. i will tell you what the president is up to today. busy schedule. >> this is "the bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. [ music ] (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could u
i think obama -- obama don't you get the sense obama feels that now? >> yeah. >> feels the power more? >> absolutely. >> or willing to use power more? >> and willing -- feels he can have, if they have an apocolyptic showdown he will win it. they feel that, too. they don't emerge from the fights stronger. if, god forbid, they go over one of these cliffs it totally cleared whoever has the stronger hand amid the crisis. it becomes about what are we restoring? it's one...
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obama -- >> bill: he ended up supporting obama, very helpful to obama. when clinton was president clinton held up a stack of papers yesterday and said no these are not my notes, these are the letters as i received as president from ed koch on all kinds of different issues. we've got lots to cover today. evan mcmorris santoro. we'll be joined by the greatest columnist in the country today, frank rich, expanded columns great articles for "new york" magazine. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. the parent's television council is not happy with cbs after allowing celebratory swearing from baltimore ravens quarterback joe flacco to go on the air uncensored after his super bowl win on sunday. he dropped the f bomb after another player dropped the f bomb. the ptc is calling on the fcc to punish cbs saying those words have no place on tv where children are watching and the nfl and broadcast networks have not improved their standards since janet jackson's nipple gate now nine years ago. >> bill: i must t
obama -- >> bill: he ended up supporting obama, very helpful to obama. when clinton was president clinton held up a stack of papers yesterday and said no these are not my notes, these are the letters as i received as president from ed koch on all kinds of different issues. we've got lots to cover today. evan mcmorris santoro. we'll be joined by the greatest columnist in the country today, frank rich, expanded columns great articles for "new york" magazine. but first -- >>...
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it is obama. but the reason why they don't do this is because of the color of this man's skin. >> bill: well, that's a lot of it, barbara. i repeat what i said earlier. they weren't opposed to raising the minimum wage when george w. bush was in the white house. they didn't raise it high enough but the reason it is at $7.25 today is because in 2007, george w. bush signed a bill, passed by the congress which raised the minimum wage. so it is okay for george w. bush but for some reason, not for barack obama. stuart's down in st. petersburg, florida. good morning. >> good morning, bill. i don't really see a big issue with the raising of the minimum wage. but i will let you know the bureau of labor statistics. 70% of people who make minimum wage is 25 years and younger. >> bill: okay. >> caller: now, what i heard someone say why not raise minimum wage. the thing about raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, just let's say we're going to make it that much. >> bill: the president is only -- the presiden
it is obama. but the reason why they don't do this is because of the color of this man's skin. >> bill: well, that's a lot of it, barbara. i repeat what i said earlier. they weren't opposed to raising the minimum wage when george w. bush was in the white house. they didn't raise it high enough but the reason it is at $7.25 today is because in 2007, george w. bush signed a bill, passed by the congress which raised the minimum wage. so it is okay for george w. bush but for some reason, not...
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we saw it more after barack obama is president. this is chuck hagel, a bona fide war hero a veteran, a republican. >> check. >> a former senator. >> check. >> and yesterday he had to go up and face some of -- >> you are missing a couple of parts. he was introduced by the all-important, i would say one of the most bi-partisan members of the senate, sam nun and john warner, both republicans, one being the chair of said committee, former chair of said committee saying he is a great outstanding pick. >> he had to go up there and become a target for john mccain and ted cruz and geoff sessions and james. inhoffe. buzzfeed did something interesting. they did a word cloud about what the senators asked chuck hagel about. remember it's going to be ideally secretary of defense. they did a word cloud about what words were used the most. hagel was obviously the most used. the next one was israel. >> yes. >> we have everybody wanted to know about israel and where he stood on israel. >> he answered that in his opening statement. let's take a list
we saw it more after barack obama is president. this is chuck hagel, a bona fide war hero a veteran, a republican. >> check. >> a former senator. >> check. >> and yesterday he had to go up and face some of -- >> you are missing a couple of parts. he was introduced by the all-important, i would say one of the most bi-partisan members of the senate, sam nun and john warner, both republicans, one being the chair of said committee, former chair of said committee saying...
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this speech was written long before president obama gave his. he may have given this speech opening for mitt romney in gainesville. >> when you break this down in parts, the first part had nothing to do with any speech. it was his life story for the 19th time. >> he has a right to do it, he's running for president. >> that's just it. this is supposed to be a rebuttal to the state of the union. it's not supposed to be a campaign speech. >> of course it is. >> they all use it as that, and it destroyed bobby jindal, or as i like to call him mr. rogers. it destroyed his chances and it will destroyed marco rubio. >> john: and it failed for the same talking points as mitt romney. what was the president's old speech that we're not going to have big government. >> it went from opening me, me, me to what you said, what the president was all about. we're not going to have big government. he obviously missed it. then he launched into a speech as if he was running for the democratic nomination. it's fascinating. i got him figured oh out anything that benefi
this speech was written long before president obama gave his. he may have given this speech opening for mitt romney in gainesville. >> when you break this down in parts, the first part had nothing to do with any speech. it was his life story for the 19th time. >> he has a right to do it, he's running for president. >> that's just it. this is supposed to be a rebuttal to the state of the union. it's not supposed to be a campaign speech. >> of course it is. >> they...
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why won't president obama sign the executive order for lgbt. today is the 86th bird of sydney portier, and the 50th birthday of charles barkley and had he live, it would be the birthday of kirk cobain as well. congress can, in fact, do stuff. this is "viewpoint"." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us. with the budget sequester that would tut a trillion dollars from the budget, speaker of the house john boehner warned of dire consequences if it's allowing to through. a wall street journal opinion piece, you'll be shocked to hear blamed the entire mess on president obama. boehner named just a couple of things that he pushed through the house must be avoided. it threatens u.s. national security, thousands of jobs and more. america's military budget would be slashed, border security, law enforcement, aviation safety and many other programs would all have diminished resources. now a they have to do is gray to cut a matching trillion dollars plus out of programs like social security which voters
why won't president obama sign the executive order for lgbt. today is the 86th bird of sydney portier, and the 50th birthday of charles barkley and had he live, it would be the birthday of kirk cobain as well. congress can, in fact, do stuff. this is "viewpoint"." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us. with the budget sequester that would tut a trillion dollars from the budget, speaker of the house john boehner warned...
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obama to stay out of it. and boehner also said the president lacked quote the courage to take on his heart on long-term spending, and that when it comes to cutting the deficit, and i quote, i don't think he has the guts to do it. mr. president, many economies believe that spending cuts are holding them back. boehner and his followers are not ready to compromise. 70% of voters say they would support a path of citizenship including the majority of republicans. but that number drops to 59% when president obama's name is added. with more on what to expect tonight. let's go to david shuster live in washington, d.c. good evening. >> john, good evening to you. >> john: great to have you. what sorts of specifics should we expect from the president tonight. >> he'll focus on the new initiatives, manufacturing, infrastructure, education and clean energy. the president has made it clear and you can see this in some of what he has said to other reporters in build-up that none of the new initiatives are going to cost a di
obama to stay out of it. and boehner also said the president lacked quote the courage to take on his heart on long-term spending, and that when it comes to cutting the deficit, and i quote, i don't think he has the guts to do it. mr. president, many economies believe that spending cuts are holding them back. boehner and his followers are not ready to compromise. 70% of voters say they would support a path of citizenship including the majority of republicans. but that number drops to 59% when...
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they double down on beating obama on healthcare. they double down to beat obama to slash government spending. they doubled down on obama to invade another country and they lost. when you have no leadership these democrat gods like limbaugh are able to rise above that. >> michael: what do they do--let's talk about what they do on march 1st. the republicans are going to keep losing and losing. >> you have speaker john boehner controlled by the republicans. he's caught between a rock and a hard place. he's caught between the tea party movement and trying to be responsible leader. he can't be both. and you've got the senate, who--i mean, you have speaker bane who are has said, i'm not going to go first this time with the house. we're going to give it to the senate and they have to go first. >> michael: right. >> what you've got is this dance that speaker boehner is trying to do, and he has not proven that he can do it. he has not. delivered his the own republican party. the problem is at the end of the day the house still has to vote on
they double down on beating obama on healthcare. they double down to beat obama to slash government spending. they doubled down on obama to invade another country and they lost. when you have no leadership these democrat gods like limbaugh are able to rise above that. >> michael: what do they do--let's talk about what they do on march 1st. the republicans are going to keep losing and losing. >> you have speaker john boehner controlled by the republicans. he's caught between a rock...
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one of the states most hostile to obama. the biggest employer in the state is the federal government. >> john: shocking. >> 26,000 people at an air force base. a giant i.r.s. center, about 5,000 people, the bureau of land management employees people. in connecticut where i'm speaking from which is a very liberal state, a big government state, about 14% of the employees are government employees and in utah, it is about 18%. it is a similar story many of the plains state the and southern states which are poor. where private enterprise is not as developed as they would like to think it is. they're disproposately dependent on government spending. whether it is medicaid or medicare and defense installations. all of the businesses in those states, to a large degree, rely on federal spending to keep their business going. so they're going to get hit disproportionately. the sequester isn't going to hurt people in businesses in greenwich, connecticut. there are people who -- it will hurt people in ogden utah. >> john: it seems like th
one of the states most hostile to obama. the biggest employer in the state is the federal government. >> john: shocking. >> 26,000 people at an air force base. a giant i.r.s. center, about 5,000 people, the bureau of land management employees people. in connecticut where i'm speaking from which is a very liberal state, a big government state, about 14% of the employees are government employees and in utah, it is about 18%. it is a similar story many of the plains state the and...
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earlier today president obama asked that deadline be pushed back a few weeks. if sequestration were to go into effect, it would mean massive automatic spending reductions, politicians in congress are looking for a catchier term than sequestration but they keep putting it off. but haven't delays always been the hallmark of our government? a $5 billion lawsuit related to the housing bubble. the obama administration and a growing number of states are suing standard & poor's for the way it rated mortgage bonds from 2004 to 2007. you might recall those bonds were rated just a tad high. sometimes aaa ratings for bonds backed by mortgages even when those mortgages were for people with no realistic shot at ever paying them and everyone knew it. the economy subsequently took an olympic-style dive. so why did s&p tend to give them such high ratingses? this may or may not be relevant but the company that issued the bonds were the ones who paid s&p for the ratings not suspicious at all. this may also be why prosecutors accuse s&p of giving the wrong ratings on purpose. but
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after today's vote, president obama might also agree. >> obama: the filibuster historically has been used selectively for a handful of issues to extend debate. we don't have a 60 vote rule. that's become common practice. >> john: it ain't over until it's over. the senate will likely vote again on the nomination when it returns for a much-needed 10-day recess. if you're wondering why the unprecedented event took place some say they're blocking haigle to squeeze the white house for more information on the benghazi attack, something hagel has nothing to do with. others are backing ted cruz's calls for additional information on hagel's speeches and business deals. but senator john mccain may have gotten it right when he explained the vote to fox news. >> there's a lot of ill will toward senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly at one point said he was the west president since herbert hoover. said that the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war which is nonsense. and was very anti- his own party and people. people don't forget that.
after today's vote, president obama might also agree. >> obama: the filibuster historically has been used selectively for a handful of issues to extend debate. we don't have a 60 vote rule. that's become common practice. >> john: it ain't over until it's over. the senate will likely vote again on the nomination when it returns for a much-needed 10-day recess. if you're wondering why the unprecedented event took place some say they're blocking haigle to squeeze the white house for...
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obama has that little begun. he could use that thing, the skeeter shooter. >> that's one of my favorite sports. >> it's a physical challenge. hillary clinton wins, i have no doubt. >> john: well, you know what i think the wars would be shorter if george bush was on the front lines of fallujah. >> i want to see dick cheney carry that pack for a long distance. >> john: all these republicans who voted for vietnam but avoided going, there is a special room waiting for them. do you have a favorite. >> nut nut. >> i think ma mahatma ghandi was history's greatestvillen. >> aregreatest villain. >> are you joking? >> yes i think the most misunderstood was hitler. >> john: speaking of documented monarchs, rick santorum rick perry has stumbled back in the news. he said the boy scouts should not soften their policy, but he likes them hard and preferably thick. the governor said three things made this country great. scouting no gays, and he forgets the third one. is there anything that rick perry could do not to make himself
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finally tomorrow night is president obama's state of the union address. everyone is wondering what he's going to proposed proposed propose. today is the 79th birthday of tina louise known as ginger from bill"gilligan's island"," and the great r & b singer d'angelo, and sarah palin with the greatest abdication of all time. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. coming up, equality delayed but not completely denied. we report a major headline last announced by town criers 600 years ago and the paterno family tries to smudge the line linking it's late patriarch to the late state sex scandal. but first president obama will deliver the first state of the union dress for his second term tomorrow might night. the president will emphasize three economic points, one is turning the nation into a magnet for jobs and manufacturing. providing the americans with the skills they need for jobs in a new economy, and ensuring that people can make a decent living from their hard work. "the times" said that the republicans should pr
finally tomorrow night is president obama's state of the union address. everyone is wondering what he's going to proposed proposed propose. today is the 79th birthday of tina louise known as ginger from bill"gilligan's island"," and the great r & b singer d'angelo, and sarah palin with the greatest abdication of all time. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. coming up, equality delayed but not completely denied. we...
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battle over the scwefser -- sequester is being won by team obama. but if you're one of the hundreds of americans affected by the cuts, none of the finger pointing helps you one bit. it is the latest between two radically ideologically opposed parties. there was one thing president obama and governor romney did agree on. which the president mentioned in last week's state of the union. >> obama: we should do what leaders in both parties have already suggested. and save hundreds of billions of dollars by getting rid of tax loopholes and deductions for the well off and the well-connected. >> john: governor romney never specified which loopholes he would close, according to a new study from the congressional research study, he should have started with the historically low tax rates on capital gains and dividends. the same low rates that have allowed governor rom noy to not work for years but still earn tens of millions of dollars while paying a lower tax rate than americans who actually work for their income are a major cause of the massive and growing i
battle over the scwefser -- sequester is being won by team obama. but if you're one of the hundreds of americans affected by the cuts, none of the finger pointing helps you one bit. it is the latest between two radically ideologically opposed parties. there was one thing president obama and governor romney did agree on. which the president mentioned in last week's state of the union. >> obama: we should do what leaders in both parties have already suggested. and save hundreds of billions...
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but president obama, he believes that it's the cause of oh our problems. the economic town turn happened because our government didn't spend enough, take control enough. his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact, the major cause of our recent down turn was a housing crisis created by reckless government policies. and the idea that more taxes and more government spending is the best way to help hard working middle class taxpayers welcome that's an idea that has tried. more government is not going to get you ahead. it will hold you back. it's not going to inspire more ideas, new businesses and jobs, it's going to create uncertainty because it breathes rules and laws that small businesses can't afford to follow because more government raises taxes on employers who pass the costs on to their employees through fewer hours, lower pay and even layoffs. and because many government programs that claim
but president obama, he believes that it's the cause of oh our problems. the economic town turn happened because our government didn't spend enough, take control enough. his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact, the major cause of our recent down turn was a housing crisis created by reckless government policies. and the idea that...
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stephanie: hey steph obama rocks. as a card carrying lesbian i'm disturbed by how much in love with joe biden i am, but i've been watching him the entire time. he kills me. stephanie: i understand, i was just charmed by him in person at the inauguration. the man is charm. it's crazy. >> he's a big f.ing deal. stephanie: he is. ok. >> there's a greats picture of him in the west wing when we got a tour of the white house. stephanie: i was very well spoken as i normally an when confronted by someone very big in person. i said oh oh oh, mr. vice president, i got to testify in front of you when you were a senator about talk radio and blah blah and he was like that's right, i never forget a beautiful women. i was like drr drr. i literally said some version of that. [ mumbling ] [ laughter ] stephanie: ok, and a little back up from dawn. mama next time chris teases you about your dusty eggs insisting you'll never know the joy of sending your youngest child to buy box wine, here's hope. seventy year woman gives birth. so ther
stephanie: hey steph obama rocks. as a card carrying lesbian i'm disturbed by how much in love with joe biden i am, but i've been watching him the entire time. he kills me. stephanie: i understand, i was just charmed by him in person at the inauguration. the man is charm. it's crazy. >> he's a big f.ing deal. stephanie: he is. ok. >> there's a greats picture of him in the west wing when we got a tour of the white house. stephanie: i was very well spoken as i normally an when...
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did he something with us even barack obama did not do on election day. we were actually -- we knew that the democrats -- we knew the enemy over there. we didn't know who the enemy was in our own party. thanks to karl rove coming out this week, we know who the wolf in sheep's clothing really is. >> john: i have to bring rick ungar in on this. it is fascinating to see this. brent and mark levine have criticized karl rove's new pac. what do you make -- >> can i say the words i love karl rove just because in my whole life, i never thought i would get to say them. joan why do you love karl rove? >> i wanted to say it. it is total nonsense. i've never loved him but i'm liking him better lately. >> john: do you give him credit for this schism? >> this is going to be the most entertaining thing we've seen in politics than years. nothing is more important than entertainment. i cannot wait to watch this battle ensue! this is going to be extraordinary. >> john: it is because scottie, karl rove denies he's picking a fight with the tea party. based on his comments, d
did he something with us even barack obama did not do on election day. we were actually -- we knew that the democrats -- we knew the enemy over there. we didn't know who the enemy was in our own party. thanks to karl rove coming out this week, we know who the wolf in sheep's clothing really is. >> john: i have to bring rick ungar in on this. it is fascinating to see this. brent and mark levine have criticized karl rove's new pac. what do you make -- >> can i say the words i love...
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in 2008 chuck hagel did not endorse mccain. >> john: his wife endorsed obama, too. were you surprised by the low energy of chuck hagel today on the stand? many people felt he was coached by whoever coached barack obama on his first debate. >> well, you know it reminded me of the joke of the corpse at the wake, that is not to get in the way of drinking and remembering. this is a strange combination of meet the parents and a job interfere where you got to be sure to be unobjectionable, and you have to work with these same people who are berating you to make your tenture a success and you know these hearings are more about them getting a sound bite for their district back home with their interests or their nuclear weapons plan in it, and they're unfortunately not so much about educating anybody on serious issues that we face. so from that perspective senator hagel's demeanor was entirely understandable, and i can't even begin to imagine how incredibly it mustfrustrating it must have been for him. heather hurlburt and david schuster. be will he be confirmed? >> he'll be
in 2008 chuck hagel did not endorse mccain. >> john: his wife endorsed obama, too. were you surprised by the low energy of chuck hagel today on the stand? many people felt he was coached by whoever coached barack obama on his first debate. >> well, you know it reminded me of the joke of the corpse at the wake, that is not to get in the way of drinking and remembering. this is a strange combination of meet the parents and a job interfere where you got to be sure to be...
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obama's bill. though a gang of eight in the senate is working on immigration, president obama has said he will step in if the evident fails. while some republicans accuse the president of failing to lead, a leaked white house proposal on immigration had other republicans calling for mr. obama to stay out. republican senator marco rubio insisted that "if actually proposed the president's bill would be dead on arrival in congress." a bill that he pretty much agrees with all of the contents therein and congressman ryan, like the speaker of the house saw more machiavellian mischief from the white house. >> the president on most of these issues and this one now like the others, seems to be looking for a partisan advantage and not bringing the parties together. >> john: loyal opposition or an everyone tent fractured -- or an everyone tent fractured party. congressman ryan, you think helping the president fix the economy might do you some good. for more, alex isenstadt is a political reporter with politic
obama's bill. though a gang of eight in the senate is working on immigration, president obama has said he will step in if the evident fails. while some republicans accuse the president of failing to lead, a leaked white house proposal on immigration had other republicans calling for mr. obama to stay out. republican senator marco rubio insisted that "if actually proposed the president's bill would be dead on arrival in congress." a bill that he pretty much agrees with all of the...
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michelle obama at the oscars. come back oprah. >> john: it was good to see rush limbaugh's head explode when she gave an award that gave jimmy carter the heroes. >> i think she would have prefer preferred zero dark "zero dark thirty." >> john: if his the president gave the order and his wife gave the award. some would have cried. thank you so much for being on the show. my panel of none experts joins me next to talk about the jokes and michelle obama's shoulders coming right up. >> john: we just heard from critics about the oscars. now let's hear what the comics have to say. joining me are my panel of non-experts. politico median scott blakeman. musical comedian katie goodman. and comedian and author lee camp whose new "moment of clarity" web show can be seen at youtube.com slash moment of clarity show. i love all of your work, you're all very funny and i would say that even if i hadn't done an off-broadway show with you. what is your view of the oscars. >> i'm thrilled we're talking about it. i didn't waste four
michelle obama at the oscars. come back oprah. >> john: it was good to see rush limbaugh's head explode when she gave an award that gave jimmy carter the heroes. >> i think she would have prefer preferred zero dark "zero dark thirty." >> john: if his the president gave the order and his wife gave the award. some would have cried. thank you so much for being on the show. my panel of none experts joins me next to talk about the jokes and michelle obama's shoulders...
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it's not an anti-obama. it's a proceed-constitutional thing. >> we have robert reich and dick cabot became a regular. he will make weekly appearances. he came on. dick cavet is talking pop culture and the sharpest guy in the world. we are having a good time with him side kick with me. >> good to talk to you. >> i want to say we live in a world where these drones are going off and barack obama gets to keep his peace prize but nilly van illy had to give theirs back. >> this is the bill press the show. current tv, it's been all building up to this. >>bill shares his views, now it's your turn. >>i know you're going to want to weigh in on these issues. >>connect with "full court press with bill press" at facebook.com/billpressshow and on twitter at bpshow. >>i believe people are hungry for it. >> taking your e-mails on any topic at any time, this is the bill press show. live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: accew weather will join us with a full accounting of the blizzard. graham and mccain, these two have
it's not an anti-obama. it's a proceed-constitutional thing. >> we have robert reich and dick cabot became a regular. he will make weekly appearances. he came on. dick cavet is talking pop culture and the sharpest guy in the world. we are having a good time with him side kick with me. >> good to talk to you. >> i want to say we live in a world where these drones are going off and barack obama gets to keep his peace prize but nilly van illy had to give theirs back. >>...
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why would obama pick him? >> stephanie: i'm sorry, did he just say obama has all of these problems with foreign policy. >> yeah. >> stephanie: i see, meaning he has been spectacularly successful and his approval rating are at an all-time high. >> exactly obama has been quite successful in repairing those relationships that george bush destroyed. >> everything was going fine until the black guy came along. >> yeah. >> they were all singing cunbiah. >> that's right. >> stephanie: and then he shows up. that one got in. [ sighs ] >> stephanie: and of course the rise of radical -- what? osama bin laden is dead and -- what! i'm sorry, i'm turning into the hard-of-hearing darth vader. liz cheney. >> you have to assume the president isn't paying much at attention. the iranians have announced they are going to increase centrifuges, you have new threats by al-qaeda, two days ago the israels had to take action against a convoy that was carrying russian-made missiles. and chuck hagel showed today he is not up to the task
why would obama pick him? >> stephanie: i'm sorry, did he just say obama has all of these problems with foreign policy. >> yeah. >> stephanie: i see, meaning he has been spectacularly successful and his approval rating are at an all-time high. >> exactly obama has been quite successful in repairing those relationships that george bush destroyed. >> everything was going fine until the black guy came along. >> yeah. >> they were all singing cunbiah....
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he is secretary of state but obama sets the policy. he is the president. >> yes, but let me tell you one thing people don't think of much. when hillary came in she brought her own people. this was a clinton state department. all of the top posts, she got them. all of the campaper people from her campaign got the jobs. kerry doesn't have any of that. so what you are going stosee is a real obama staffing up the state department so it's not going to be a kerry operation. it will be an obama state department led by john kerry. makes a big difference >> bill: now that the president has his secretary of state in place, he is spushingpushing for his man to be the new secretary of defense. leon panetta was on "meet the press" yesterday commenting about chuck hagel's appearance last week in front of the senate foreign relations committee but first, leon defending hagel and said they weren't asking the most important questions. >> they talked a lot about post quotes. but what about when a secretary of defense is confronting today? what about the
he is secretary of state but obama sets the policy. he is the president. >> yes, but let me tell you one thing people don't think of much. when hillary came in she brought her own people. this was a clinton state department. all of the top posts, she got them. all of the campaper people from her campaign got the jobs. kerry doesn't have any of that. so what you are going stosee is a real obama staffing up the state department so it's not going to be a kerry operation. it will be an obama...
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this is an important moment for obama. he's got a lot on his plate. there's gun control. he has to make a very important case for his gun control proposals. immigration is in trouble, i believe in this town. he's got to make a very forceful case for immigration. he's got to most of all perhaps make a very strong occasion for his position on the upcoming sequestration site and budget cuts. the republicans are positioning so that they're going to try to blame obama if sequestration takes effect and those cuts take effect and obama's going to have to say no, here's my position and here's why you, american voters, should support it. he's got to talk about jobs and the middle class and growth for the american country. there's a lot. >> he does have a big list. thanks for going through that with us. when we see the president tomorrow we're going to see all of what you just mentioned. i think the things that are sexiest to america right now are guns and sequestration. the guns are sexiest to washington. we really appreciate your in sights, again. michael tomasky newsweek and the
this is an important moment for obama. he's got a lot on his plate. there's gun control. he has to make a very important case for his gun control proposals. immigration is in trouble, i believe in this town. he's got to make a very forceful case for immigration. he's got to most of all perhaps make a very strong occasion for his position on the upcoming sequestration site and budget cuts. the republicans are positioning so that they're going to try to blame obama if sequestration takes effect...
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abaud baud. >> obama: abaudbaud. >> stephanie: bin laden probably had screeners. he didn't like to leave the compound either. >> we stopped paying pakistan money once we cleared bin laden. and they were mad about that. >> stephanie: we don't speak arabic or eat hummus. hummus seems to be the main objection -- >> we eat hummus here. >> they speak [ inaudible ]? pakistan. >> stephanie: right. anyway those seem to be the main complaints. >> we're not hummus eat ers. >> stephanie: okay. 17 minutes after the hour. everybody is going to talk one at a time. everybody settle down. everybody gentle down. it's oscar weekend. i know we're excited. seventeen minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. ♪ nothing going to break my spi
abaud baud. >> obama: abaudbaud. >> stephanie: bin laden probably had screeners. he didn't like to leave the compound either. >> we stopped paying pakistan money once we cleared bin laden. and they were mad about that. >> stephanie: we don't speak arabic or eat hummus. hummus seems to be the main objection -- >> we eat hummus here. >> they speak [ inaudible ]? pakistan. >> stephanie: right. anyway those seem to be the main complaints. >> we're not...
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maybe president obama's cabinet. and someone pulled up up up in chuck e. cheese where someone had a gun. no ones with hurt. they hated the pizza. it's the birthday of late bob marley. the living rick, and the 55th birth date of axl rose who is probably starting a concert several hours late. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us this evening. coming up, renewing the violence against women act should not be a political issue but some how it is. the reverend pat robertson embraces his inner homophobe again. first, president obama met senate democrats for a private strategy session in annapolis maryland, today. the topics were sure to include the president's legislative agenda including gun control measures that would ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammo clips. senators who are afraid of the nra or to be polite, concerned over the impact that legislation might have, might heed this warning from comedian chris rock delivered a news conference called by "a demand a plan" advo
maybe president obama's cabinet. and someone pulled up up up in chuck e. cheese where someone had a gun. no ones with hurt. they hated the pizza. it's the birthday of late bob marley. the living rick, and the 55th birth date of axl rose who is probably starting a concert several hours late. this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang. thank you so much for joining us this evening. coming up, renewing the violence against women act should...
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it's being reported that president obama and congressional leaders will heat with us friday. have you discussed this bill with nancy pelosi and do you expect to bring elements of that bill on saturday. >> yes i've spoken with nancy pelosi and others, and i think over all they agree with the direction. it's just how does it fit with the larger debate? once you get in a march once we start having to deal with this, this is a realistic option people have to consider. what the republicans are putting on the table, all right eliminatee questionster in terms of the cuts, but keep the number. i say eliminate it but reduce those cuts. it's a starting point for discussion that the democrats are use. >> john: congressman adam smith, thank you for your ideas and ingenuity and thank you for coming on the show. i'm pleased to be joined by robert reich and author of "beyond outrage." welcome welcome. >> good evening. >> john: you heard the congressman speak and the news is the president will meet with congressional leaders on friday. what can we expect if they make a deal, and how would cu
it's being reported that president obama and congressional leaders will heat with us friday. have you discussed this bill with nancy pelosi and do you expect to bring elements of that bill on saturday. >> yes i've spoken with nancy pelosi and others, and i think over all they agree with the direction. it's just how does it fit with the larger debate? once you get in a march once we start having to deal with this, this is a realistic option people have to consider. what the republicans are...
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senators have been urging obama to sign the permit. they don't care about what it's going to do to the climate. later, we'll talk about the financial aspects of this. michael hastierings, you ever more on this story. it's a little ridiculous. >> it's a 1700-mile pipeline. it's been delayed a number of times now but the governor of nebraska has just signed off on it, and now the fate of it rests in president obama's hands and people in nebraska are not happy about it. there's already been protests trying to stop it. >> from native american drums to grassroots speaking out gems the oil pipeline, taking they are fight to the state capitol. >> everybody takes it for granted, water. we can't take it for granted. if a drop of oil gets in there there goes our water. >> transcanada wants to build it to the gulf of mexico, passing through nebraska. a state evaluation finds the new route still passes over the action i didn't fer but avoids the sand hills, one of the reasons why the governor approved the project. >> we're always concerned about a
senators have been urging obama to sign the permit. they don't care about what it's going to do to the climate. later, we'll talk about the financial aspects of this. michael hastierings, you ever more on this story. it's a little ridiculous. >> it's a 1700-mile pipeline. it's been delayed a number of times now but the governor of nebraska has just signed off on it, and now the fate of it rests in president obama's hands and people in nebraska are not happy about it. there's already been...
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a lot of this is just anti-obama. >> that's all. >> they want to make -- they want to make obama look bad. they want to try to bring him down. down. you and i were chatting about this too. it is republicans are in the denial game. al gore's famous line "denial is not just a river in egypt. they are playing the denial game. they are also playing the other game, which is: this is obama's idea. he gets all of the blame. it's his sequester. so don't be mad at us. point the finger at the president. bob woodward former -- of watergate fame, of course still washington post investigative reporter and author of i don't know. 12 or more books or more about the presidency who thinks he knows more than anybody else and he has been on this program several times. he thinks he knows more than anybody else in washington, d.c. about anything. the most arrogant bastard i have ever met. he says -- no. i wrote in my book how this happened. this happened, jack lew, a meeting at the whitehouse he and ron neighbors t present liaison with congress or whatever. they laid this on harry reid and that's how it a
a lot of this is just anti-obama. >> that's all. >> they want to make -- they want to make obama look bad. they want to try to bring him down. down. you and i were chatting about this too. it is republicans are in the denial game. al gore's famous line "denial is not just a river in egypt. they are playing the denial game. they are also playing the other game, which is: this is obama's idea. he gets all of the blame. it's his sequester. so don't be mad at us. point the finger...
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i'm going to be here longer than president obama, and i care about that time. i think the conversation is starting and it feels like we're at 2007 not 2013. there was a huge failure in copenhagen to get a global accord. that set america back several years. we're starting now to have the type of conversations that countries had in the late 2000. australia, my home country passed a comprehensive carbon package that seems to be slowly welcomed by the public. but the start is just as important as the end. as long as we start the conversation. as a journalist i've got a job to do. >> michael: that's important. tell me one more dog whistle. we didn't hear the word "keystone" the other night. what is the role of keystone? is it a bargaining chip or the president may not even support the keystone pipeline. >> i don't know. this is going to be an interesting year with the new secretary of state who will be ultimately the one who signs off on this. this is going beyond state- state-foreign borders. so john kerry's role is going to be interesting. obama, there is very lit
i'm going to be here longer than president obama, and i care about that time. i think the conversation is starting and it feels like we're at 2007 not 2013. there was a huge failure in copenhagen to get a global accord. that set america back several years. we're starting now to have the type of conversations that countries had in the late 2000. australia, my home country passed a comprehensive carbon package that seems to be slowly welcomed by the public. but the start is just as important as...
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but what is in the obama outline? >> it follows past bills where you have a period of time where people come forward, we do a background check on them and they are given work authorization, and they are protected against being deported, but they are not able yet to apply for citizenship. >> bill: so now they are able to get on the path? >> exactly. >> bill: what are the requirements to get to the end of the path. >> show you are paying taxes, you are learning english, keep your nose clean and not have a serious criminal record. you have to show you have worked a certain number of hours at the back end. >> bill: and pay a fee? >> yes of course sorry. a fee and it will probably be substantial, and there may also be a fine. >> bill: and isn't there also back taxes? >> yes that's right. >> bill: do you know how far back? >> i don't. >> bill: but the legislation hasn't been written -- >> exactly. but that will be a key requirement. >> bill: how long will they have to wait -- >> good question. >> bill: you don't have to wor
but what is in the obama outline? >> it follows past bills where you have a period of time where people come forward, we do a background check on them and they are given work authorization, and they are protected against being deported, but they are not able yet to apply for citizenship. >> bill: so now they are able to get on the path? >> exactly. >> bill: what are the requirements to get to the end of the path. >> show you are paying taxes, you are learning...
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rush limbaugh oh michelle obama at the oscars. >> yeah. >> a lot of people saying michelle obama hijacked the academy awards last night. the shock surprise being introduced at the end of the show by jack nickelson to announce the best movie. she looked like anybody would have -- don't misunderstand -- one bite can swallow that whole room, and the optics of course are what matters, and i thought of 1984 -- the macintosh ad from the super bowl in 1984 where exact type of scenario except michelle obama was actually the dear heard of this obviously totalitarian state. >> stephanie: right. just like when laura bush did it -- >> it was the title of a book by georgeorwell. >> and michelle obama didn't pound single fist. >> stephanie: all right. bill o'reilly, also on michelle obama. >> this smacks does it not of hollywood left boosterism. i want to save my case for the far-left nuts that are monitoring this segment. no nancy reagan. no barbara bush, no laura bush. but oh, there's michelle obama. hey, how are you? and it's pure propaganda play to make them glamorous. >> stephanie: yeah except lau
rush limbaugh oh michelle obama at the oscars. >> yeah. >> a lot of people saying michelle obama hijacked the academy awards last night. the shock surprise being introduced at the end of the show by jack nickelson to announce the best movie. she looked like anybody would have -- don't misunderstand -- one bite can swallow that whole room, and the optics of course are what matters, and i thought of 1984 -- the macintosh ad from the super bowl in 1984 where exact type of scenario...
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here's obama. >> so hitler, castro, obama. stephanie: right. >> i don't know if russia's just never -- you would think that he's been to germany. it looks like he eats a lot of cheese, so in germany they in fact view hitler with such disdain that all types of freedom of expression relating to hit her and nazis are banned. they don't take it seriously yeah. [ laughter ] >> the primary victims of hitler were german, by the way. >> really quick. i want everybody out there to know, and this is true, you can google i marco rubio is a huge fan of hiphop music. if you watch his speech again knowing that and think of him at m.c. rubio, then you'll have a completely different view of him going forward. >> was he doing the ducky? that's what that was. he was doing the dougy. >> what you missed is underneath the camera, he was pouring out water for his homies and tea party that lost in 2012. stephanie: that's what was happening up in there. >> he was tapping his booze that's what he was doing. stephanie: thank you honey we'll see you nex
here's obama. >> so hitler, castro, obama. stephanie: right. >> i don't know if russia's just never -- you would think that he's been to germany. it looks like he eats a lot of cheese, so in germany they in fact view hitler with such disdain that all types of freedom of expression relating to hit her and nazis are banned. they don't take it seriously yeah. [ laughter ] >> the primary victims of hitler were german, by the way. >> really quick. i want everybody out there...
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we're pretty sure it is obama. the other piece that's really not been talked about this week which i find a little chilling is that in addition to al-awlaki, okay, he was apparently a bad guy director of external operations which you know, a title. they got his son who was 16. in most countries that's considered a sort of war crimish. he's a juvenile. he's a child. >> there are a lot of people that i talk to and that we hear from that say you have personally, a certain threshold of what's acceptable and not acceptable. and the fact that this country is killing innocent children with drones, like it or not they're collateral damage or whatever you want to call them, killing children, that's the threshold. that's too much. that's too far. that's when you gotta stop supporting -- you know, what we're doing. >> he wasn't collateral damage. he was targeted. the 16-year-old was targeted. >> bill: assuming he was part of his father's operation but again, you know, he may have been. i think all of us are more comfortable w
we're pretty sure it is obama. the other piece that's really not been talked about this week which i find a little chilling is that in addition to al-awlaki, okay, he was apparently a bad guy director of external operations which you know, a title. they got his son who was 16. in most countries that's considered a sort of war crimish. he's a juvenile. he's a child. >> there are a lot of people that i talk to and that we hear from that say you have personally, a certain threshold of what's...
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because obama is never seen as governing. obama is constantly seen as campaigning. >> stephanie: wow. actually, if you check every poll, people think the country is headed in the wrong direction because they're republicans! [ applause ] >> there is another side to the story. >> stephanie: wow. i thought he was getting to like a stone lexicon spears theory or something or the numbers are wrong. >> stephanie: or the polls are wrong. >> the president has an obligation under the constitution to make the federal government work and to make it do the things that we have hired it to do. you can't get on an airplane without going through the tsa. the plane can't get in the air without an air-traffic controller. the country will not stay free and safe without soldiers. these are far more important than other operations of the government from which he could cut in order to keep those operations that we rely on every day at full force. this is almost an impeachable offense. the president is deciding how to spend money in order to hurt u
because obama is never seen as governing. obama is constantly seen as campaigning. >> stephanie: wow. actually, if you check every poll, people think the country is headed in the wrong direction because they're republicans! [ applause ] >> there is another side to the story. >> stephanie: wow. i thought he was getting to like a stone lexicon spears theory or something or the numbers are wrong. >> stephanie: or the polls are wrong. >> the president has an obligation...
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as his father sandra fluke treating obama and her boyfriend, and jamie foxx who said obama is our lord and savior. these people need group therapy. >> stephanie: that's exactly what he said that president obama was her boyfriend. yeah. all right. [ applause ] >> stephanie: that was i am a slut and the president -- >> is not my boyfriend! >> stephanie: all right. >> we got an email. it says 4e8 low ms. miller my name is brentwood flint, i am a five-star general, [ inaudible ] i am very much opposed to any gun control whatsoever. i am also a liberal democrat. once you understand the issues you too will encourage gun ownership of every kind. [ applause ] >> stephanie: we have the smartest listeners in the world. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: okay. kathy in arizona you are on the "stephanie miller show." hi, kathy. kathy? >> caller: oh, hello. >> stephanie: oh, hi. >> caller: kathy in arizona? >> stephanie: yes, you are. >> caller: steph, i love you and your show. i took my daughters to see you in columbus. you flashed me. >> stephanie: oh, well. okay. classy with a k. >> caller: i think if a
as his father sandra fluke treating obama and her boyfriend, and jamie foxx who said obama is our lord and savior. these people need group therapy. >> stephanie: that's exactly what he said that president obama was her boyfriend. yeah. all right. [ applause ] >> stephanie: that was i am a slut and the president -- >> is not my boyfriend! >> stephanie: all right. >> we got an email. it says 4e8 low ms. miller my name is brentwood flint, i am a five-star general, [...
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president obama is not our friend. president obama is our enemy. he is seeking to restrict religious liberty. he wants to define the first amendment, free exercise of religion clause to one hour a week. that's what he wants to do. he is not our friend. >> stephanie: wow. >> that's treason. >> stephanie: i was going to say that sounded a little treasony. the president of the united states is our enemy? the enemy? that's dangerous talk, isn't it? maybe the secret service needs to borrow the giant cartoon paw. [knock at door] >> isn't that the sound the cat made when he was out for the night? >> stephanie: right. >> then the cat will stay out for the night. [knock at door] >> stephanie: that concludes right-wing world. thank god. [ applause ] >> you didn't like that? >> stephanie: no. >> started to turn. >> stephanie: 17 minutes after the hour. you know, we talk about carbonite. how great was that letter i just read the other day. an item t. specialist, someone lost everything in her computer. they called the data recovery company. it will cost $2,000
president obama is not our friend. president obama is our enemy. he is seeking to restrict religious liberty. he wants to define the first amendment, free exercise of religion clause to one hour a week. that's what he wants to do. he is not our friend. >> stephanie: wow. >> that's treason. >> stephanie: i was going to say that sounded a little treasony. the president of the united states is our enemy? the enemy? that's dangerous talk, isn't it? maybe the secret service needs...
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obama is call okay congress to vote. he says this is not the first time the country has had to reduce gun violence before after the murder of 20 young people and six adults is different. one that has bi-partisan support is gun trafficking, making the trafficking al federal crime. another popular measure calls for universal background checks. but the more con tentious issues involve reinstatement of the high company entity ban. more bill is up after the break. stay with us. [ music ] going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. [ music ] >> interesting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv this is "
obama is call okay congress to vote. he says this is not the first time the country has had to reduce gun violence before after the murder of 20 young people and six adults is different. one that has bi-partisan support is gun trafficking, making the trafficking al federal crime. another popular measure calls for universal background checks. but the more con tentious issues involve reinstatement of the high company entity ban. more bill is up after the break. stay with us. [ music ] going to do...
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there is an ad on that. >> i am committed to president obama and vice president biden. i think he is a brilliant man. he is now able to flower more. as the president i knew he could be. >> a leader who knows how to follow. >> i will go wherever the president wants me to go. >> jennifer: it's karl rove's american cross roads -- >> he spent $10,000 on that ads. >> jennifer: and of course getting us to talk about it. so should they be afraid of ashley judd? >> nobody is afraid of ashley judd? >> jennifer: really? no republicans are. >> no republicans. the guy recruiting for the tea party there he is prying to get a primary challenger -- they have no fear of her. the thing about him is -- even the democrats are trying to recruit not only tea party people, but other democrats to run. they are putting the lines out to everyone. the odds -- >> jennifer: so the reason why she would not be -- because of this hollywood thing, because she was from tennessee too, and all of that -- all of the things that you hear in this ad -- >> there's no way. and she has said stuff about the coa
there is an ad on that. >> i am committed to president obama and vice president biden. i think he is a brilliant man. he is now able to flower more. as the president i knew he could be. >> a leader who knows how to follow. >> i will go wherever the president wants me to go. >> jennifer: it's karl rove's american cross roads -- >> he spent $10,000 on that ads. >> jennifer: and of course getting us to talk about it. so should they be afraid of ashley judd?...
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president obama want to nominate him to the head of the c.i.a. he was known to have been aware of or part of the torture. president obama insisted on renaming him head of the c.i.a. anyway. he said over the last four years, the american people have gotten used to how right wing i am, so will go along with my pick. the question is will the senate. >> we'll ask the police to please remove this woman. if you would remove that individual please, as quickly as you can. thank you. >> kathy and my brother, tom. >> i speak for the mothers -- >> all right, we will stop again. all right. >> pakistan, somalia. if you don't know who they are i have a list of all the names. >> we're going to halt the hearing. i'm going to ask that the room be cleared and that they not be permitted to come back in. >> cenk: way to get them. senator feinstein spent a lot of the hearing defending john brennan, talking about the so-called american citizen al awlkai. he was a u.s. citizen you. might not like the guy but he was a u.s. citizen. feinstein said it's no big deal that w
president obama want to nominate him to the head of the c.i.a. he was known to have been aware of or part of the torture. president obama insisted on renaming him head of the c.i.a. anyway. he said over the last four years, the american people have gotten used to how right wing i am, so will go along with my pick. the question is will the senate. >> we'll ask the police to please remove this woman. if you would remove that individual please, as quickly as you can. thank you. >>...
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earlier today, president obama 8 a pre super bowl interview. comes the day after the released the firing a rifle. >> i was surprised about the controversy about whether or not the president goes to suit -- to shoot. houseurprised the white got into this game. it was an interesting game. he said he was really interested. people questioned how often he .oes it they wanted an official of him shooting. >> on capitol hill this past week, a number of fascinating hearings to talk about. hillary clinton, that was fun. the chalk hagel one was fascinating. -- the chuck hagel one was fascinating. >> there have been questions whether he could actually be confirmed. few democrats said they are out and saying we could not support this nominee because of these reasons. he did not think he came prepared for primetime. some very obvious questions. that is a criticism we heard a lot. they felt they had not got the answers. it is something we will be watching. on the national security nomination hearing. john brennan was nominated to head the cia and that is stil
earlier today, president obama 8 a pre super bowl interview. comes the day after the released the firing a rifle. >> i was surprised about the controversy about whether or not the president goes to suit -- to shoot. houseurprised the white got into this game. it was an interesting game. he said he was really interested. people questioned how often he .oes it they wanted an official of him shooting. >> on capitol hill this past week, a number of fascinating hearings to talk about....
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we haven't heard from president obama on that issue. i give him a little slack on that, maybe a little too much. do you think the president is expecting too much from congress? he is asking for these things, expecting executive action. is he expecting too much and what will the executive action going to be? >> i'm not sure what he can do by check action. i think he was aiming over the heads of congress to the people saying this is what i want to do and these guys in front of of me and the very sleepy guy behind me won't do it. these are things that are the living definition of died in committee. they really are. he's not going to get a minimum wage hike out of this republican house. the purpose of the speech is that this is the stuff that by the way, as the leader of my party, which will continue to carry on thify for these things, this is what we want to do for you and captain get a vote on them. on the executive action, the courts have left it open for the e.p.a. to regulate carbon as a pollutant. that's the big hammer that republican
we haven't heard from president obama on that issue. i give him a little slack on that, maybe a little too much. do you think the president is expecting too much from congress? he is asking for these things, expecting executive action. is he expecting too much and what will the executive action going to be? >> i'm not sure what he can do by check action. i think he was aiming over the heads of congress to the people saying this is what i want to do and these guys in front of of me and the...
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>> because it has obama's name on it and republicans won't sign anything with obama's name on it. it is a real problem for the white house now. the report came out in "usa today" on sunday, i believe draft proposal. he's always had a draft proposal. he said, after he won the election that if they don't -- congress is going to act he's going to introduce his own bill. you look at the reports of the draft, they mirror closely the 2007 bill. bipartisan bill with mccain on it and kennedy and kyle. who's now not in the senate anymore from arizona. supported by george w. bush. now, it's a problem for everybody. rubio put out a statement immediately saying it is dead on arrival. all of the republicans coming out against it. so the white house is trying to backpedal a bit saying we're going to provide space for congress to do this but if they don't act, we're going to have our own bill. >> bill: i think newt is correct to this extent. it does seem that any good idea, if president obama supports it, even good ideas that republicans once proposed, if president obama embraces it, suddenly th
>> because it has obama's name on it and republicans won't sign anything with obama's name on it. it is a real problem for the white house now. the report came out in "usa today" on sunday, i believe draft proposal. he's always had a draft proposal. he said, after he won the election that if they don't -- congress is going to act he's going to introduce his own bill. you look at the reports of the draft, they mirror closely the 2007 bill. bipartisan bill with mccain on it and...
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after the election obama sits down with boehner. they wait until the middle of december because obama has been slow walking boehner's proposal were right after the election. and the president is pretty tough. he doesn't want to give anything that he was giving away back in the grand bargain talk. and he doesn't think boehner at $800 billion is giving him enough. that's a signal right there that things are not going to go well back in december, and we know now that they're not going well looking intoed future. >> cenk: in you're progressive you have to be ecstatic that joe biden purposely or accidently screwed up the grand bargain negotiations because it would have been a disaster for progressiveses. if you're a republican you're thinking that tea party knuckle heads would regarding the deal. >> the tea party clash is what gave the majority the midterm election what the president called shallacking, that group that 87, the unruly, unorthodox freshman who came in a little bit like dick the butcher in hen 6th who said the first thing w
after the election obama sits down with boehner. they wait until the middle of december because obama has been slow walking boehner's proposal were right after the election. and the president is pretty tough. he doesn't want to give anything that he was giving away back in the grand bargain talk. and he doesn't think boehner at $800 billion is giving him enough. that's a signal right there that things are not going to go well back in december, and we know now that they're not going well looking...
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today for their annual meeting president obama enlisted the governor's help. >> obama: while you are in town i hope you speak with your congressional delegation and remind them exactly what is at steak, and who is at risk. these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> michael: so some governors heeded that call but louisiana's respect governor is not one of them. outside of the white house jindal called for president obama to show leadership. >> i think it's time to [ inaudible ] prioritized list of reductions that preserves political services every governor here has had to balance their budget every family has had to balance their budget the reality is it can be done. >> michael: so jengdel blames the president standing right in his front yard. >> it's time to cut tending here in washington, instead of using our military men and women, as campaign props >> the president was serious, he would sit down with harry reid to address our problems. the house has acted twice and we should haven't to act a third time. >> michael
today for their annual meeting president obama enlisted the governor's help. >> obama: while you are in town i hope you speak with your congressional delegation and remind them exactly what is at steak, and who is at risk. these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> michael: so some governors heeded that call but louisiana's respect governor is not one of them. outside of the white house jindal called for president...
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today president obama goes to yet another corporate executive. it appears the nation is reporting that he will be picking sylvia matthew burwell who is going to be his director of office of management and budget an enormously important position that handles many of the financial issues in the administration. now where has she been in the past? well she was white house chief of staff back in 1990s. she was president of the global development program for the bill and melinda gates foundation, but recently president of the walmart foundation. that's interesting. let's take a look at what walmart has been up to. she has didn't run walmart. she ran the foundation. understand that. walmart hasser had $15.7 billion in profits recently, and they only pay $8.84 on average per hour in wages. a lot of profits for not paying a lot to your employees. all right, that's fine, but where does some of their money go? well lobbying. of course! $27,520,000 in lobbying. that's a tremendous amount of money to spend on lobbying for good reason. this is something that s
today president obama goes to yet another corporate executive. it appears the nation is reporting that he will be picking sylvia matthew burwell who is going to be his director of office of management and budget an enormously important position that handles many of the financial issues in the administration. now where has she been in the past? well she was white house chief of staff back in 1990s. she was president of the global development program for the bill and melinda gates foundation, but...
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here is president obama yesterday. >> obama: a single moment with the simplest of gestures, she helped change america and change the world. >> bill: she did indeed. >> she really did. and you know, and such a role model and a quiet heroine in so many ways. we honor her on one hand by dedicating statue in statutary hall for rosa parks. she would be 100 years old. and then just around the corner, down -- actually across the street. across the street in the united states supreme court the court is set poised perhaps to strike down the voting rights act. the section of voting rights act that really does protect the interest of so many millions of americans in you know, states that have been greatly troubled by their history on civil rights. and they're poised to strike it down. >> bill: this is an act signed into law originally by lyndon johnson. rosa parks was there standing alongside of him when he signed the voting rights act into law in 1965, remember newed by congress -- renewed by congress twice in 1982 and most recently in 2006. now, congresswoman we hear a lot about activist judges
here is president obama yesterday. >> obama: a single moment with the simplest of gestures, she helped change america and change the world. >> bill: she did indeed. >> she really did. and you know, and such a role model and a quiet heroine in so many ways. we honor her on one hand by dedicating statue in statutary hall for rosa parks. she would be 100 years old. and then just around the corner, down -- actually across the street. across the street in the united states supreme...
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obama care is the law of the land. michael: do you think, jeffery that that had any sort of kind of broad impact on other republicans when you hear the leader of their party at that time the de facto leader of their party since romney had lost state that. does that attitude become a little bit contagious? >> well, it's certainly the same kind of thinking that some of these governors that we've seen embrace the medicaid expansion have specifically said was their logic in going forward with it. rick scott mentioned this last week, they tried to beat it in congress, the supreme court, in the ballot box and lost each time, so reality has changed, so to speak. this law is now there, and the obama administration's going to move forward with putting it in place and try to make it work. with your running a state in particular that's what makes it differently from members of congress, they have residents' well being their responsible for. if you're chris christie or rick scott, looking at the big bag of money coming to your sta
obama care is the law of the land. michael: do you think, jeffery that that had any sort of kind of broad impact on other republicans when you hear the leader of their party at that time the de facto leader of their party since romney had lost state that. does that attitude become a little bit contagious? >> well, it's certainly the same kind of thinking that some of these governors that we've seen embrace the medicaid expansion have specifically said was their logic in going forward with...
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but what was under scrutiny was the obama administration broken program. it has drown criticism mostly from the left for not being more transparent. the criticism intensified after a memo was leaked talking about americans thought to have ties to al-qaeda through drones. and the left on left tension was on full display. here is brennan attempting to deliver his statement. >> i'm honored to appear before you today at the president's nominee to-- >> would you halt please. we'll ask the police to please remove this woman. >> jennifer: and that happened again and again and again four times he was interrupted until senator feinstein finally had to clear the room. >> okay, we're going to halt the hearing. i'm going to ask that the room be cleared and associates not allowed back in. we've done this five times now and five times are enough. we'll recess for a few minutes. >> jennifer: when the hearings resumeed brennon told senators that drone strikes do meet rigorous standard. the rob is that reliable information is hard to come by. the strikes are happening in d
but what was under scrutiny was the obama administration broken program. it has drown criticism mostly from the left for not being more transparent. the criticism intensified after a memo was leaked talking about americans thought to have ties to al-qaeda through drones. and the left on left tension was on full display. here is brennan attempting to deliver his statement. >> i'm honored to appear before you today at the president's nominee to-- >> would you halt please. we'll ask...
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we were the first union to ever endorse barack obama. and you know, it is just like we're just as much under attack as women's vaginas. >> stephanie: we are in this together, you and i. >> caller: yes, we are. i got five sisters. i'm a baby brother. i believe in women's rights. equal pay and everything. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: my mom was a beautiful woman. >> stephanie: if you protect my vagina, i'll protect your pipe fittings. >> caller: okay! >> stephanie: deal. 29 minutes after the hour. representative maxine waters next on "the stephanie miller show." >> oh, boy. compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. when many soles pass through the most trodden areas of your home your vacuum doesn't
we were the first union to ever endorse barack obama. and you know, it is just like we're just as much under attack as women's vaginas. >> stephanie: we are in this together, you and i. >> caller: yes, we are. i got five sisters. i'm a baby brother. i believe in women's rights. equal pay and everything. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: my mom was a beautiful woman. >> stephanie: if you protect my vagina, i'll protect your pipe fittings. >> caller: okay!...